South is 0-9 against Derby since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The South Cougars will be playing at home against the Derby Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
South is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Maize South 55-22. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Mavericks are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Derby never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Haysville Campus 77-0 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Drew Kemp and Arieus Finley were among the main playmakers for Derby as the former rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown and the latter rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of John Lujan, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Derby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Derby's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Payton Pray and Amarion Houston who racked up four sacks between them.
South's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Derby, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
South took a serious blow against Derby when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 63-0. Will South have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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